2. I. British Imperialism in India A. Nature of British Rule 1. Developed as a result of the British East India Company 2. Divide and rule 3. Kept public order, ended local conflict, built infrastructure 4. Many British lived in India, British believed themselves superior B. Rise of Indian Nationalism 1. Nationalist groups were divided 2. Independence movement grew slowly

3. II. Japanese Responses to Imperialism A. Meiji Restoration (1868) 1. Ended social classes 2. Required everyone to go to school 3. Democratic reforms (1899) a. Emperor b. Two house national assembly- Diet B. Industrialization 1. Modernized very quickly- 1 st in Asia C. The Sino-Japanese War 1. Become imperialist took Korea in the war 2. Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the war a. Gave Japan Taiwan and the coast of Manchuria

4. III. Imperialism in Southeast Asia A. British Colonies 1. Burma and Singapore a. Guards entrance to the Strait of Malacca b. Important trade route and naval base B. French Gains 1. French Indochina (Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) 2. Siam (Thailand) remained independent served as a buffer state between France and Great Britain C. The Dutch East Indies 1. Modern day Indonesia was controlled by the Dutch

5. IV. U.S. Interests in the Pacific Islands WHY??? A. Samoa Islands 1. Rivalry between Great Britain, Germany, and U.S. 2. Split between U.S. and Germany B. Hawaiian Islands 1. U.S. took over Hawaii in 1893 C. Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island 1. Gained during the Spanish American War in 1898

6. Assignment Finish Africa Map Activity Finish Chapter 26 vocab and questions Vocab Quiz tom.